Leakage current in the nanometer regime has become a significant portion of power dissipation in CMOS circuits as threshold voltage, channel length, and gate oxide thickness scale downward. Various techniques are available to reduce leakage power in high-performance systems.
Index Terms:
leakage power reduction, nanoscale circuits, CMOS, technology scaling
Citation:
Amit Agarwal, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Arijit Raychowdhury, Kaushik Roy, Chris H. Kim, "Leakage Power Analysis and Reduction for Nanoscale Circuits," IEEE Micro, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 68-80, Mar./Apr. 2006, doi:10.1109/MM.2006.39